Mercenary Dacian Horse Archers
Mercenary. Hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building.
Class: missile · Category: cavalry · Men per unit: 32
Description
Dacians are good horse archers, well able to inflict losses as they harass enemies.
Stats
| Rank in roster | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men per unit | 32 | ██········ 23% |
| Attack | 11 | ███······· 34% |
| Charge bonus | 19 | ███████··· 73% |
| Defence | 19 | ██········ 17% |
| · armour | 4 | ███······· 33% |
| · defence skill | 15 | ██········ 24% |
| · shield | 0 | █········· 0% |
| Morale | 11 | ████······ 39% |
| Discipline | Normal | |
| Training | Trained | |
| Upkeep per turn | 765 dn | ███████··· 74% |
Weapons
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack | 11 | 8 | Charge bonus | 19 | 24 | Type | missile · archery | melee · blade | Damage | piercing | piercing |
| Projectile | arrow | — | Range | 170 | — | Ammunition | 25 | — |
Defence
| Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 19 | — | Armour | 4 | — | Defence skill | 15 | — | Shield | 0 | — |
Condition and terrain
| Hit points | 1 | Mount | medium horse | Ground: scrub / sand / forest / snow | -1 / 0 / -5 / 0 | Charge distance | 40 |
| Formations | Square |
Technical stats
| Time between blows (primary / secondary) | 2.5 s / 2.5 s | Extra fatigue in hot climates | 0 | Spacing between men: close / loose | 2.2 × 5.2 m / 3.96 × 7.28 m | Default ranks | 5 |
In battle: Can form Cantabrian circle · Good stamina
Where to hire it
Mercenaries are hired from a regional pool, not recruited from a building. This unit is offered by 3 pools covering 35 regions, at 5,431–6,056 dn to hire and 2–3 experience.
Mercenary pools: Dacia · Kabyle · Nikaia
At least one of those pools sells to any faction that has an army in range, with no faction restriction.
Some pools additionally restrict it to Asti · Bithynia · Cabyle · Odrysian Kingdom.
The 35 regions where this unit appears in a mercenary pool
Albocensia · Albocensia Orientalis · Ansamenia · Apula · Arpia · Biephia · Biessia · Buridavensia · Buridavensia Meridionalis · Carpiania · Caucoensia · Ceiagisia · Coisstobocia · Coisstobocia Meridionalis · Coisstobocia Transmontana · Cotensia · Dacia · Getaia · Hesperos Getaia · Kabylia · Krobyzia · Napocaea · Notia Bithynia · Piephigia · Potulatensia · Predavensia · Ratiariai · Rhatacensia · Saldensia · Sensia · Skaia · Triballia · Trogodytaia · Tyragetia · Tyrasia